Simple Vanilla Crescents
On the cookies, ready, go: The simple vanilla crescents from Spoonsparrow require few ingredients and are easy to make!
Ingredients
- 0.5 tsp vanilla powder
- 100 g raw cane sugar
- 250 g spelt flour Type 1050
- 100 g Ground Almonds
- 1 egg yolk
- 200 g butter
- 2 tbsp powdered sugar from raw cane sugar
Instructions
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1.
Mix vanilla powder and sugar in a bowl. Quickly knead 70 g vanilla sugar with flour, ground almonds, softened butter, and egg yolk into a smooth dough. Shape the dough into a ball, wrap it in foil, and chill for at least 30 minutes.
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2.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Roll the dough into ropes (about 3 cm diameter), cut them into 2 cm pieces, shape each into a half‑moon, and place on the baking sheet. Bake in a preheated oven at 175 °C (160 °C fan; gas: level 2–3) on the middle rack for about 10 minutes until golden.
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3.
Mix the remaining vanilla sugar with powdered sugar in a shallow dish. Carefully lift the finished cookies from the parchment and roll them in the sugar mixture.
